Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 236 Beauty... A terrible day begins with drawing a treasure chest.

Talk about it, talk about it, make trouble.

Through this incident, Li Zheng realized that he had still underestimated the destructive power of delicious food.

With their own safety already guaranteed, these powerful top players in the channel seem to have the strongest interest, besides having even greater strength, in things that improve their lives.

"How about we hold a grand finale at the auction in a couple of days, with two extravagant meals?" Li Zheng was already planning to squeeze more benefits out of players who didn't need Black Iron-grade potions.

"Hmm, this needs to be planned carefully. The first auction shouldn't have too few items, or it will seem too shabby." Li Zheng opened the record panel and began listing the items he could put up for auction, hoping to make a name for himself with the first auction.

Who knows, they might even be able to develop this into their own unique business, attracting more players with special items to provide supplies and enriching their auctions.

Once the scale becomes large enough, as long as these players still want to participate in the auction, no one will dare to cause trouble for themselves like Chizuru Kamishiro did this time.

"Hmm, I remember Ye Yuan and the others seem to have a few Valok Eyeballs?"

"Find a way to buy them, have Fengshan make a few pocket watches, and sell them in batches!"

"The megaphones Chu Xiao has are pretty good too. We could get five of them and sell them as a set. The value should be decent."

"What else?" Li Zheng rolled his eyes and thought for a moment, then added Xiao Siyuan's Heishui specialties to the list.

This is absolutely unique in the game – like pooping on a shoe.

This medical remedy, which can be taken internally or applied externally, has unique effects on many injuries.

Especially in cases of the most troublesome internal organ damage, black water can help keep the patient alive in the most dangerous situations!

Although Lao Xiao worked himself to the bone every day, the black water he produced was enough for others to take a bath in.

However, as long as it operates well.

It's also a hot-selling item!

"It seems that the imaging device that Liu Jiale brought out before wasn't made from blueprints, which is a bit of a shame..."

Having recorded this much, Li Zheng realized that the people around him didn't seem to have any more local specialties.

I had no choice but to record the good things I owned as well.

He divided the potions into ten tiers based on their enhancement limits, from Black Iron 1+ to Bronze 5+, and auctioned them off separately once he had collected a complete set.

He wasn't going to keep the blueprint for the hovercraft, a blueprint he'd only ever built once since acquiring it, a blueprint he wasn't going to keep hidden anymore.

He plans to put one up for auction this time, and he estimates that it will be just as popular as the detection pocket watch.

By the time the auction starts, my Ice and Fire Attachment will definitely be maxed out. At that time, I won't need that many culture dishes, so I can take some out and sell them. I estimate that I can recover a lot of losses.

He planned to take out eleven liters of the platinum-grade culture medium, divide it into four different portions (one, two, three, and five), and sell them between auctions of other goods.

As for the newly acquired clothing attribute fragments, he doesn't plan to sell them because they can only be obtained by dismantling equipment. He'll save them for when the time is right.

"After all this calculation, I actually managed to get quite a lot of good stuff?" Li Zheng bit his nails, rearranged the various items in their ordered order, and finally nodded in satisfaction.

Auction in this order!

With the plan finalized, Li Zheng saved the documents and prepared to begin preparing for the first auction the next day.

Looking at the time, it was almost midnight. Li Zheng rubbed his temples to relax his mind.

He felt as if he had forgotten a very unique prop. What was it?

Beside her, Sakura had already fallen asleep on Pink Poring, a large snot bubble hanging from her nose, rising and falling with her breathing.

Looking at the greasy residue still on its mouth, and recalling how excited the little guy was when it heard there was a late-night snack, Li Zheng smiled knowingly.

In the bathroom sink, a domestic android named "Nanny" is washing the dishes that were just filled with boiled meat slices.

As per Li Zheng's instructions, all tableware had to be rinsed with purified water after washing.

It wasn't to wash away more stains, but to wash away the unease in his heart.

Anyway, he doesn't need that little bit of clean water.

The transition between worker 1 and worker 2 is underway. The number of potion orders has been increasing these past two days, likely because players on channel 879 have also noticed a rise in the amount of blood being sold in the trading hall.

Currently, Li Zheng has restricted the commissioned tasks to channel 879. He plans to lift the restrictions after the first auction, depending on the situation.

Before I knew it, midnight had passed, and that familiar voice rang in my ears. [Daily treasure chest drawn, currently displaying random quality...]

"It's time. There's a lot to do today, so I need to hurry," Li Zheng muttered to himself, gazing into the void.

[Draw successful. Today's treasure chest quality: Black Iron. Collect now?]

“Black…black iron?” Li Zheng’s expression froze.

This seems to be the first time I've drawn the lowest quality treasure chest since I got the system, right?

After several days of receiving gold and platinum treasure chests, Li Zheng was almost numb and forgot that the treasure chests also came in three lower-tier qualities: iron, copper, and silver.

"Even if I use delayed extraction, I'll only get a bronze treasure chest tomorrow." After thinking for a moment, Li Zheng decided to extract immediately.

The black metal box fell in front of him, and Li Zheng casually scooped it all out, his face immediately turning even more bitter.

Iron ingots +5, Copper ingots +3
What's the difference between having this little bit of stuff and never having had it at all?
Li Zheng watched the treasure chest fade and disappear, and suddenly an idea came to him: Logically speaking, the black iron treasure chest should be of the lowest quality. What would happen if he delayed until the next day and then extracted it at a lower quality?
Is the quality reduced to the point of failure, leaving only bronze as an extractable material, or should the original quality be maintained and iron extracted instead?
"I might try it sometime." Li Zheng felt that he probably wouldn't have the courage to try by then.

Moreover, it seems unnecessary?
Turning around, I woke up Sakura, who had just fallen asleep. Ignoring the little guy's protests, I dragged him out of the house, put away the capsule, took out the business card, and began today's exploration.

Aside from the few times he used the Mysterious Declaration, this was the first time he had explored the Matrix at night.

Following the directions on the business card, he soon arrived at a metal door. Even at night, Old Pu was working diligently.

Behind the door lurked a group of bloodthirsty rats. In the darkness, their strength increased dramatically, making them even more frenzied and restless.

Don't worry, they're just bronze-level trash; they pose no threat to you.

“Bronze…” Li Zheng frowned. He was somewhat dissatisfied with the Matrix’s practice of limiting the danger of entering a room based on individual strength.

Why is there an upper limit to danger, but no lower limit?
I only have ten official exploration opportunities a day. If it weren't for Old Pu, wouldn't I waste them all on dealing with garbage when I become powerful in the future?

Not long ago, Li Zheng was complaining that the dangerous rooms were all orange-red and dark red in difficulty.

He never imagined that one day he would complain that the difficulty level was too low...

A classic case of inflated ego.

Swipe your card and enter.

One of the arrows on the business card is missing; only one remains.

When the light barrier that had blocked everything disappeared, a foul stench hit him, and Li Zheng frowned deeply.

The pipe-like environment led into the distance, the dim overhead lights seemed about to go out at any moment, and the humidity in the air was mixed with an unimaginable stench that seemed to be tangible as it continuously entered his nostrils.

The pipe wall not far away was slippery, with some kind of black, greasy substance attached to it, like dried blood.

The roads on both sides extend towards the middle and eventually converge into a narrow ditch.

The ditch was full of black, unidentified filth, and occasionally the bubbles on the surface would burst, emitting an even stronger stench.

"Ow~"

Sakura followed in, smelled the stench, her face turned bitter, and she almost vomited.

Pink Poli thoughtfully transformed into a mask, protecting its mouth and nose, and used its own contraction to draw in and filter air for Sakura to breathe.

Li Zheng was extremely envious and could only silently take out his long-lost air purifier and put it over his face.

Although they used different methods to filter out the stench in the air, the tangible moisture clung firmly to their bodies.

Li Zheng even had the illusion that a foul odor was seeping into his body through the pores of his skin.

Having been here for only a minute, and not even seeing a single so-called bloodthirsty rat, Li Zheng was already covered in sweat.

The underwear was sticking to my skin, feeling damp and sticky, which was very uncomfortable.

He tried to add an extra layer of isolation to himself, but it didn't work.

The insulation effect only applies to temperature and has no effect on humidity.

At this moment, Li Zheng had only two thoughts.

First, my bath just now was a complete waste.

Second, this should be considered the doctor's neighborhood, right? Why is the environment so terrible?
And judging from its appearance, it does look somewhat like a sewer.
(End of this chapter)